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As Ukraine marks the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, its civil society remains resilient and vibrant. EED supports around 100 civil society and media who are defending democracy and are key to Ukraine’s future. Meet some of our partners standing up for democracy.

European powers need a clearer vision of international re-ordering - well beyond the current focus on defence budgets. For The Conversation theconversation.com/no-world-order…

"European governments should indeed boost their defence spend, but that spend needs to be rooted in and directed towards an appropriate strategy for global re-ordering," writes Richard Youngs. Read his full piece for The Conversation👇 theconversation.com/no-world-order…

Queen Mary Politics and IR Sam Freedman morgan Theo Bertram Kate Alexander-Shaw British-German Association (BGA) Annette Dittert  KAS UK & Ireland Dan Hough Queen Mary University of London Philippa Gregory Robert Harris Paterson Joseph Michael Gove Professor Amanda Vickery Tom Sutcliffe 📅Monday 31 March, 6.30pm📅 With Queen Mary Politics and IR's Centre for Governance and Democracy, Richard Youngs, Lisa Zanotti, Javier Sajuria Garcés and Sunder Katwala will assess the challenges to democracy around the world today and ask how to defend democracies from attack. eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-new-author…

🎙️In a new episode of #EuropeInsideOut, Thomas Carothers & Richard Youngs joins Rym Momtaz ريم ممتاز (rmomtaz.bsky.social) to discuss the implications of U.S. cuts to foreign aid and Europe’s role in keeping the global democracy agenda alive. Listen to the episode here👇 carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/europ…

🆕| Many concur that Europe stands at a historic turning point. In his latest for Carnegie Europe, Richard Youngs argues that a new European order requires new forms of integration and a radically redesigned political and security alliance👇 carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

A powerful dynamic of securitization is now predominant across Europe. Europeans have been jolted into action by the illiberal shift of the US, which Europe had tended to criticize for being too zealous in promoting liberal norms, writes Richard Youngs. carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

Is this really a transformational turning point for Europe, as leaders now claim? My new long report for Carnegie Europe unpacks the systemic changes needed to fashion a deep redesign of the European order. carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

🆕| A New Dynamic of Democratic Resilience? Read the new European Democracy Hub publication with commentaries from Dr. Jennifer McCoy, Thomas Carothers, & McKenzie Carrier (ed. Richard Youngs)👇 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/a-new-dynamic-…

“The two main alliances of European states, the European Union and NATO, are too often paralyzed,” write Sophia Besch and Richard Youngs. To prepare for a new, more challenging era, Europe must embrace a different regional order. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe…

Read Sophia Besch and Richard Youngs on how European governments can “form a new, more self-sufficient, more democratically accountable alliance that better protects Europe’s liberal order.” foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe…

To address Europe’s most fundamental political and security challenges, European governments will need to design a new regional order—one that includes more fluid and flexible alliances, write Sophia Besch and Richard Youngs. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe…

Inspiring conversations at #CDS2025 Alliance of Democracies- the message is clear: democracy and security are inseparable and we must act together to defend both. Thank you to all our partners and friends for their insights and commitment.

In their report for European Democracy Hub, Richard Youngs Elene Panchulidze & Carlotta Magoga draw on evidence from 5 countries to examine an emerging phase of civic activism and new developments in international support strategies. Read the full report here👇 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/a-new-phase-of…

Live now: Ian Klaus, Joe Mathews, Amy Tong, Zabrae Valentine, Micah Weinberg, and Richard Youngs discuss deliberation, democracy, and Engaged California. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=gJ36FN…

“To ensure Europe’s long-term security and to address other pressing political challenges, European governments need to craft more fluid and flexible alliances,” argue Sophia Besch and Richard Youngs. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe…

Read Sophia Besch and Richard Youngs on how European governments can “form a new, more self-sufficient, more democratically accountable alliance that better protects Europe’s liberal order.” foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe…

With BISA - British International Studies Association & the Centre for Grand Strategy (now Centre for Statecraft & National Security), we convened a roundtable of over 30 scholars, practitioners & policy-makers to discuss challenges & opportunities for UK peace & security policy as the gov't drafts a new National Security Strategy. Summary here: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

🆕| The EU must rethink how democracy functions in the digital era. Instead of focusing solely on tech sovereignty, the union should also pursue a strategy for tech citizenship, argues Richard Youngs. Read his full piece for Carnegie Europe👇 carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

The EU insists its model of tech governance is based on democratic values. But, in practice, the way it is pursuing 'tech sovereignty' risks sidelining 'tech democracy'. My new report for Carnegie Europe European Democracy Hub carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…